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Sports games that still hold up

Somebody else wrote the rules

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000 Why it still holds upA focused score chase of two minute runs and chained tricks, with parks of your own to build, is still the reason to play it today.
Football Manager 2012 2011 Why it still holds upA very large, data driven career in which each save can run for hundreds of hours still gives every club its own long story today.
NBA 2K11 2010 Why it still holds upHistoric games to relive, and a career built attribute by attribute, give each season a goal to chase today.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1999 Why it still holds upShort runs with several goals each, and scores you keep trying to beat, still make one more run easy to say yes to today.
Rocket League 2015 Why it still holds upFootball played with cars that can fly still gives every match something new to try today.
NBA Street Vol. 2 2003 Why it still holds upTricks feed a meter that can turn the score around, and that keeps it worth playing today.
Lethal League Blaze 2018 Why it still holds upA ball that keeps speeding up, and a match that ends when only one player is left, make each rally a test of nerve today.
ESPN NFL 2K5 2004 Why it still holds upA franchise built on weekly preparation, and a first person view of the field, still give each season a rhythm to play through today.
Skate 2 2009 Why it still holds upObjects you can move to build your own lines still make the city something to rework today.
Virtua Tennis 1999 Why it still holds upA joystick and buttons, and a ranking to climb, still make a game of tennis easy to pick up today.
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! 1987 Why it still holds upSet patterns and a heart meter that punishes missed punches make each bout a lesson in timing today.
NBA Live 06 2005 Why it still holds upEven now, a franchise you run across many seasons gives a single team a long story.
Virtua Tennis 4 2011 Why it still holds upEvery return is a small test of timing today: you time a first person swing yourself, and it is easy to pick up.
Punch-Out!! 2009 Why it still holds upEvery fight is still a pattern you learn, against boxers with readable tells.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 2001 Why it still holds upThe revert links ramp tricks to manuals, so a single combo can run across a whole run, and that still gives score chasing its depth today.
Skate 2007 Why it still holds upIt still feels like skating with your hands, since tricks come from the way you move the stick.
Top Spin 4 2011 Why it still holds upChoosing which style to level up still gives your player a game of their own.
Jet Set Radio Future 2002 Why it still holds upFlow is still a bigger goal than the clock, with skating, tricks and tagging in one run.
NFL Street 2004 Why it still holds upIts looser street rules make for a quick game today.
NFL Street 2 2004 Why it still holds upStyle points for every juke and hurdle are still a good reason to play on the street.
ISS Pro Evolution 2 2000 Why it still holds upA long league of 25 teams over two divisions still makes for a season worth playing today.
Blades of Steel 1987 Why it still holds upA fast game of hockey with fights is still a good pick for two players.
SSX Tricky 2001 Why it still holds upThemed tracks and an uber trick system that turns trick chains into boost still give each run something to chase today.
NBA Jam 1993 Why it still holds upIts exaggerated two on two play is still a good time with a friend today.
Golf Story 2017 Why it still holds upSide quests on every course and a swing you tune with experience still keep each round varied.
FIFA 99 1998 Why it still holds upA football game with its own cups and an elite league is still a good one to bring out today.
World Cup 98 1998 Why it still holds upPlaying through the real groups and stadiums still makes each match feel part of a bigger event.
Double Dribble 1986 Why it still holds upA match against a friend, with dunks that get their own cutscene, still makes a good time today.
Lunar Pool 1985 Why it still holds upTables with odd shapes and adjustable friction are still the twist that defines it today.
Bases Loaded 1987 Why it still holds upPlay it now and the controls are not hard to learn, with a pitcher whose habits you can read.
FIFA Soccer 2005 2004 Why it still holds upA long career with a licensed league still makes it a snapshot of football in 2004.
Skate 3 2010 Why it still holds upThe two settings still serve people who want to land it and people who want to earn it, in the same city.
Track & Field 1983 Why it still holds upButton mashing to win a race is a rhythm that is still easy to grasp today.

The rules arrived already written, so what one of these has to invent is how it feels to play under them. That is still what separates a match worth replaying from a licence with a year on the box.

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